Stories about Airbus and Boeing capture the essence of the competition between these two industry behemoths. The commercial aircraft business is one of the most complex and riskiest businesses. It is standard practice that each…
Below is a report sent by Department of Transportation to the Congress. Its basic purpose is to recount the investigations conducted, but it also announces its agenda for 2015. On October 12, 1978, almost concurrent…
It is hardly news that Chairman Bill Shuster was renamed to lead the Transportation & Infrastructure. He was not term limited and his committee was able to enact several major bills. So if his reappointment…
To many, perhaps most and certainly all but a very few cognoscenti, little is known about the precise equipage requirements of NextGen. Everyone is generally aware that aircraft seeking access to airspace will have to…
The Councilman representing the Ontario area is upset with “troubling comments” made by the Los Angeles World Airports. While the internal comments are clearly injudicious, the opinions reflect a reality of airlines and airports. LAX…
As of August 26, 2014, as noted in the below link, the workplace defined by an aircraft, while it is operating, is now regulated by two federal safety agencies, the FAA and now OSHA. This…
On Fridays, it is appropriate to pause from the typical pattern of intense, thoughtful, insightful analysis of pressing aviation issues. Humor, off-beat history and art are topics for this day of transition to the more…
On Fridays it is time to lighten up a bit and play with the humorous dimensions of aviation. Today it’s→ what is your Top 10 of aviation movies? RICH THOMASELLI lists his top ten favorite…